GH¢2bn debt affecting GWL as Accra faces 73m gallon weekly shortfall
Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) is facing a severe financial and operational crisis, with mounting customer debts and massive system
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Libyan prosecutors launch probe into killing of Gaddafi’s son
Libyan prosecutors say they are investigating the killing of Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, son of the country’s long-time leader Col Muammar
Ghana’s inflation slows to 3.8%, lowest in nearly 27 years
Ghana’s disinflationary trend deepened in January 2026, with headline inflation easing to 3.8 percent, the lowest recorded in nearly 27
Washington confirms deployment of small team of US forces to Nigeria
The United States has deployed a small military team to Nigeria, Washington confirmed on Tuesday. The head of US Africa
$120 billion spent annually to hydrocarbon imports in Africa.
Africa’s reliance on imported petroleum products is draining resources needed for local capacity building and industrial growth, Nigeria’s Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, has said, stressing that retaining energy value within the continent could be economically transformative
Why BoG by majority decision reduced policy rate to 15.5% [Full reasoning]
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Bank of Ghana (BoG) at its 128th meeting held in January reduced the
Mahama’s pen is ready, ink is dripping to assent to LGBTQ bill – Majority Chief Whip Dafeamekpor
Majority Chief Whip Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor says a future John Mahama presidency is prepared to immediately assent to the controversial LGBTQ
Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, son of ex-Libyan leader, reportedly killed
Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the son of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, was killed in the western Libyan city of Zintan,
Speaker moves to probe post-Dec. 7 public sector workers’ dismissal
Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has directed the Majority Leader to formally schedule a motion demanding a full parliamentary investigation
Tunisia court upholds and extends prison sentences for political opponents
Since 2023, the “Conspiracy 2” case has seen Tunisia’s opposition flee the country or face heavy sentences in prison. The